Rookie inside linebacker Stephone Anthony also flashed his athleticism for the second straight week. This time he batted down a pass from rookie quarterback Garrett Grayson in full-team drills. Last week he leaped up to snag an impressive interception against quarterback Luke McCown. Fellow rookie linebacker Hau'oli Kikaha hasn't had the same type of highlight moment yet in the two practices we've seen. But Kikaha did spend a lot of time rotating in with the first-string nickel defense Thursday while starter Junior Galette was sidelined for an undisclosed reason. Kikaha has flashed some athleticism while rushing during the non-contact sessions.

Rookie cornerback P.J. Williams had a high moment and a low moment. At one point while playing the nickel cornerback role with the second-string defense, Williams didn't realize they had switched to the base alignment, and coaches had to stop play and shout for him to get off the field. Later, however, Williams intercepted a pass on an ugly play during team drills (the snap actually sailed over quarterback Ryan Griffin's head, and an onlooker quickly tossed it back to Griffin, who then rushed to get off the pass into traffic).

The secondary had a couple breakdowns that left receivers open, and cornerback Kyle Wilson got beat at least once each by Jones and Coleman. However, both safety Kenny Vaccaro and Stanley Jean-Baptiste stood out once each by rejecting deep jump balls intended for Benjamin Watson and Kyle Prater, respectively. Safety Rafael Bush also batted down a pass while blitzing.